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4449 N Broadway St

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14172250060000 3 units · 1904

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Uptown — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.1
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1904
Stories
Building area4,425 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14172250060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1048 Illinois Rd

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4449 N Broadway St in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Anne Kao, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. Most significantly, there are multiple unresolved periodic routine inspection violations from December 2019, with at least one related violation remaining open. Over this period, the property has generated a total of 15 311 service requests, with the majority (8) pertaining to restaurant-related issues between 2025-2026, including health and business affairs complaints. Other recent service requests include rodent baiting, fly dumping, and a tree removal inspection, all of which were closed. The building's history also shows 6 violations recorded in the past seven years, with the owner accumulating 8 violations across all their properties during the same period. Two building permits have been issued for the property in the last seven years, with the owner holding permits for four parcels in total. A separate environmental complaint regarding air pollution was filed in 2012 but was resolved by December of that year. The building's age (1904) and mixed-use nature (three residential units with commercial concerns) may contribute to its varied service record.

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Risk rating

How 4449 N Broadway St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
20thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 985 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 68%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4449 N Broadway St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 27
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJul 27
Sanitation Code Violation

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